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Creation Date
9-3-2012
Building Name
Century Tower UF
Historic District
University of Florida Campus Historic District
Description
Century Tower UF, Gainesville, Fl.
The Century Tower is a 157-foot-tall (48 m) carillon tower in the center of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. It was built in 1953 by William Augustus Edwards.
Century Tower is one of the most identifiable features of the University of Florida campus. The dream of building a tower began in 1953, when alumni sought funds to construct a monument in memory of students killed in World War I and World War II. The tower also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of Florida in 1853. The fund drive resulted in the construction of the 157-foot-tall tower, completed in 1956.
Contributing Building - University of Florida Campus Historic District - National Register of Historic Places NRIS #89000322
Latitude, Longitude
29.64809444, -82.34333056
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "Century Tower UF, Gainesville, Fl." (2012). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 5910.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/5910
